Welcome to the blockchain (Steemit)! I have very little time these days for gaming, but I definitely love a good game. I played EQ and then WoW for years and years. Then I got hooked on Life is Feudal. For that game alone, I have almost 3K played hours. That's a lot of learning and work I did not get done. haha
There are a ton of other webpages to help you with Steemit. Here are some of the best for beginners:
https://steemd.com/ (This site is used to keep track of your voting power and other stats. You do not want to run out of voting power, and you only get so much per day. I keep my voting power around 80% for example.)
https://steem.makerwannabe.com/ (This site will tell you who follows you, who unfollows you, and who mutes you. It is great for meeting new people too. I regularly check it to see who has followed me to see if I should follow them back.)
https://steemit.chat/ (This site is the official chat webpage for Steemit. There are Discord channels too, but I usually stick to the official site. Come in to network and meet new friends. You can directly message people there too, so it makes it easier to communicate with your closest friends.)
Oh yeah, there are a lot of bots on here. If you see a cookie cutter reply, especially to your intro post, it is almost certainly a bot. Check the account's reputation. If it is low, I would recommend just ignoring them. Everything is public on Steemit, so you can go look at an account's comments and replies. Are they all the same? It's a bot.
Adding photos to your account as a new Steemian may be confusing at first too. The easiest way it to click to "Submit a Story." Once in there, use the built in Steemit tool to upload an image from your computer. Below the posting window, you will see "Insert images by dragging & dropping, pasting from the clipboard, or by selecting them." Click on the blue text. Once the image is uploaded, you can copy and paste the link into your account settings.
Verifying your identity is very important because it will get you more support and people will trust you more. The best way to verify is to link back to your Steemit account by using another public social media account. For example, I posted my Steemit articles from here through my Twitter account. Another person posted their Steemit information on their Facebook account. Some people will even post a video of themselves writing out their account information since that cannot be Photoshopped. The more famous a person is or the more valuable their content is, the more important it is that they verify. If a new account falls within those two categories and fails to verify, it may get blacklisted.
Again, welcome, and I've followed you! If you have any questions about getting started, look me up on the chat site.
P.S. Have you heard of "golden tea" or turmeric balls? Turmeric might help you a ton, for it stops and heals inflammation in our bodies. Perhaps it would help to take some of your pain and discomfort away if you ate it regularly as I do. It's just a thought to possibly help. :)
Thank You so much for all this information!!! That was very kind of you to spend the time. I promise I will read it over 20 more times so I understand it all :D
and No, I ahve not heard about Turmeric!! I will send my Husband to the store to pick some up and see how it goes!!
Definitely add it to your diet. Here is the recipe for the turmeric balls. I eat one a day:
Ingredients:
1/3 cup organic, ground turmeric
big pinch of ground black peppercorn (increases the bioavailability of curcumin up to 150%)
3 tbsp raw, organic honey
1 tbsp Olive oil
Instructions how to make it:
Mix all ingredients together in a bowl to make a paste.
Take pinches of the turmeric paste and roll them into small balls.
Place in freezer for about 1 hour and remove.
Store in a glass container and keep it in your refrigerator or freezer.
Eat 1-3 pieces per day depending on how big you make them and how badly you need the medicinal results.
P.S. Rice has arsenic in it, and turmeric removes arsenic from our bodies. Any wonder why curry is used with rice so much overseas? ;-)
WOW! thank you for the recipe. I already clipped it and added the ingredients to the shopping list. I will let you know how it goes!!
One question on the voting power advice. I went to that link but could not find what I was looking for.....I saw lot's of numbers and stuff loll but none of it made any sence to me. Would you be able to explain a bit further as it sounds very important and I DO want to learn.
https://steemd.com/@finnian
On that page you'll see in the top left a blue bar. That's my voting power. I try to keep that above 80% from day to day. Sometimes I'll give out more than that, but I want to keep my power at or near 100% after a day's wait (as it recovers).
Thank You!!! I did not put the @snook after I clicked on the link. :D
Now I see my page and all the info.
Once again Thank you for your time!!!
You're very welcome! :) Let me know if you have any other questions. I'll gladly help.